Skincare for dry skin

Just lately my skin has really been on it's best behaviour, (touch wood) I haven't had a single patch of dry skin for over a month which is the only real problem that I get with my skin and it drives me crazy as my foundation will inevitably end up gathered on the dryness and it doesn't look pretty!
I thought I would share my latest skin care routine that I believe has helped me loads with you lovelies.


Cleanser
I was very kindly sent the Liz Earle cleanse and polish to try out around 2 months ago now I have been using it twice daily and am so pleased with it. What I love the most about this cleanser is the thickness of the formulation that actually makes it feel moisturising which is something that you don't always find with cleansers, and something I really appreciate with having a dry skin type. Also it removes make-up so easily and leaves skin feeling so super clean.This product definitely deserves it's cult status in my opinion.

Exfoliator
2-3 times a week for the past month I have been using the Vie skin sparkle system (of course the name suckered me in!) Its a 2 step system the first being the vitamin C crystal polish which you massage into the skin gently for a minute, secondly the activating serum is applied and left on for 2-3 minutes before rinsing off. I haven't always gotten along with exfoliators as they tend to cause a flare up of dry skin after I use them, which is so weird as they are supposed to remove dry skin?!?! But this one has never caused that to happen so it is definitely a winner.

Moisturiser
Moisturising is my favourite part of my skincare routine as I love the feeling of a freshly moisturised face so much! Nivea soft moisturising cream for face body and hands has been my go to moisturiser ever since I ran out of my Oilatum face repair about 2 months ago, and I actually think its so similar to the Oilatum and leaves my skin feeling just as hydrated that I wont have to go splashing out the £8 on that again any time soon.The smell of this moisturiser is so addictive as it has the same smell as Nivea sun cream and reminds me of holidays! Aside from the smell I also love how quickly this absorbs into the skin and makes a fantastic base for make-up.

So there are my 3 miracle products that have most definitely kept dry skin at bay and my skin feeling the best it has in a long time, I would really recommend trying them out if you also suffer with the dreaded dry patches. The only thing I am missing is a decent face mask,I cant seem to find one that I really love at the moment "/ Does anyone have any recommendations?

what are you loving skincare wise at the moment?

Benefit freebies

It feels like such a long time since I wrote my last blog post! The truth is I haven't been feeling overly inspired lately, that plus the school holidays, a bit of decorating and barely any shopping at all (aside from a cheeky Urban decay NAKED palette which I will do a post on as its amazing! :) ) has left me a little lacking in anything worth writing about, and I don't want to bore you all so I thought it best to keep schtum! ;)

But today after what feels like an age since reading about it on Fee's blog  I got my hands on 3 copies of this months Glamour magazine which nabbed me a posie tint, a benetint, and a high beam from benefit cosmetics (each 4ml) collectively worth £28, which as always with these high end Glamour freebies makes it so worth buying as many £2 copies as you like. Strangely as these are 3 of benefit's best sellers, I have never owned any of them, in fact the only one that has ever slightly intrigued me was high beam as I really love a good highlighter! I'm not much of a lip and cheek stain type of girl but I wont turn my nose up at a freebie and am rather looking forward to testing them all out!

benetint-Rose tinted lip and cheek stain 

posietint-poppy pink tinted lip and cheek stain (Id say it was a bubblegum pink colour though)

This was more difficult to remove than the benetint which surprised me!

high beam luminescent complexion enhancer

The swatches are making it look quite likely that I will have to attack all the newsagents within a ten mile radius especially for copies with posietint and high beam attached!!

Will you be stocking up on Glamour this month and which freebies will you go for?

TAG:The A-Z of me

I was over at the amazing Louise's blog which is sprinkle of glitter <<< go check it out if you haven't already,ooh and definitely subscribe to her You Tube channel, she will cheer you up no end, I promise ya! Anyhoooo I noticed this fun looking tag and thought I would post it over here (with my own answers of course) 

                                                      Source

Age- 26 and still getting asked for ID, I have been asked for the most stupidest things....Deodrant?? False nails?? and a Superdrug card the other week! The world is beyond mental!

Bed size- King sized and super cozy!!

Dogs- Pug (really greedy!) and Lhasa apso's (really naughty!)

Essential start of your day-At least 2 cups of tea (The big Disney shop mugs count as 2!)

Favourite colour-Blue/green

Gold or Silver- Silver 

Height- 5'2" which is simply too short!! grr!!

Instruments I play- I used to play the violin,but found waving the bow around like a sword much more entertaining!

Job title-Make-up artist 

Kids- Ben <3

Live- Derbyshire, and what a happening place it is be sure to put it on your bucket list! *ahem*

Mum's name-Amanda 

Nickname-Nat-nat, Toots, Jug ears (thanks Dad!)

Pet Peeve- People with no manners, people who eat like pigs! bleeurggh! Is there any neeeeed?

Quote from a movie-"You better Hold on tight spider monkey" Or anything Edward says in Twilight 

Right or Left handed- Right

Siblings- No its all about me ;) 

Time you wake up- 7:30am weekdays around 9am at the weekend

Underwear- is all from Primark and 90% of it has holes in it! shhhheeexxxaaay!

Vegetables you dislike- carrots (i like them raw though) sweetcorn, turnip, swede "p

What makes you run late- My boyfriend,he is always, always late and it drives me mental!

X-rays you have had done- None that spring to mind

Yummy food you make- I make a mean phone call to the pizza delivery man (I cant cook :(( )

Zoo animal- Penguin! 

I tag everyone to do this post! Let me know if you do it :)

xxx

MUA's sleek new products

The Superdrug in my local town is having a bit of an overhaul ready to squeeze in a perfume shop concession.I took this as an excuse to go in for a nose, ignoring my boyfriend's protests as it had only been a week since I dragged him in with me and "what could possibly be different?" Well actually there was a brand new shiny make-up counter so neeeeeerrrr! ;p 

Obviously from the title of this post I'm sure you have guessed that the brand new shiny make-up counter was an MUA one, a counter which I don't always stop at but today it really caught my attention.The single eye shadows have been replaced with palettes, they now also have a line of foundations and a couple of funky looking mosaic bronze and blushers. The counter wasn't fully stocked up but I picked up a few bits and pieces...

Please excuse the dodgy photo,I was rushing as my camera battery was dying!

The only minor downside with the new MUA products is that no longer is everything only £1, the prices are a little higher, only by a small amount and the quality of the products (from what I can see so far) totally justify the little hike in price.

The Dusk til Dawn palette-£4.00

(It shall be known as the George Clooney palette :))

 Swatches

Called the dusk til dawn palette as the 12 colours included are colours that you can use to "transform your look from day to night."As soon as I swatched these colours I was impressed, the colours are all very well pigmented, are velvety soft in texture and glide on super smoothly.So far I haven't tested these out on the eye area but I'm pretty sure they will be really easy to apply and blend.There are also around 5 other palette's to choose from in the new MUA range.

Trio eyeshadow-innocence-£2.50

Another new addition to the range are the eyeshadow trio's which include a highlight, a base shade and a contour colour.Also well pigmented but a little less smooth in consistency than the palette colours.

Swatches

3 in 1 extreme contour Eye pen £1.50

To be honest I wasn't completely sure what to expect upon opening this, after reading the blurb on the back of the box I was a little unsure...

I have never seen another product like this. Is it just me? Anyway what it basically is,is a super soft angled eyeliner which you can use to create various effects with by using the different areas of the pen, for example the tip gives you a fine line, the edge gives you a thicker line, and by turning the edge on its side you can create an ultra thick line.

So far from what I can see its pretty fantastic and glides on like an absolute dream! I cant wait to test it out fully! I just wish the Black had been on the shelf!! 

What are your thoughts on MUA?

Will you be picking anything up from the new range?

My latest favourite Nail polish combo!

Hey Girls,

So as this is a combination of polishes that are a) brand new and exciting and b) one that I have painted my nails with twice in one week, which to me is when I know that I have found a new favourite! I thought I would share with you what I have been loving to wear on my nails for the past week...

L-R NYC Expert last nail polish Lights,camera glitter (105) and Barry M Mint Green (304)

Lights,camera glitter is my first and only bottle of NYC polish and I don't really know too much about the line if im honest.This particular polish is clear,with silver glitter running all the way through it and larger pieces of Blue and Purple glitter that spread out randomly when applied giving each nail a unique appearance which I really like :) I find that it needs a couple of coats to get a nice amount of the larger glitter pieces onto the nails as on occasion I have had just one or two pieces apply to my nail and I definitely prefer a few more than that.

Good old Barry does it again with another beauty of a polish!! I dont think I own a Barry M polish that I dont like, in fact every time I pick up a new one its always my new favourite! Mint Green is no exception! A beautiful pastel Green which is perfect for the warmer months, applies opaque in two coats and although I was kind of hoping for an Essie Mint candy apple dupe (which I think leans a little more blue) I am chuffed to bits to add this to my Barry collection and am sure that I will get through this bottle by the end of the year as its just delish!

What are your favourite Barry M polishes? And has anyone tried any of the other NYC polishes?


ooh also I was tagged by the lovely Hannah to do the 50 random questions video so if you would like to see that you can check it out here  :)
xxx